Search for glycyrrhiza found 88 matches:

Glycyrrhiza glabra L.
Cultivated Licorice; Fabaceae
Cherokee Drug (Cough Medicine)
Used for coughs.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 43)


Glycyrrhiza glabra L.
Cultivated Licorice; Fabaceae
Cherokee Drug (Expectorant)
Used as an expectorant.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 43)


Glycyrrhiza glabra L.
Cultivated Licorice; Fabaceae
Cherokee Drug (Respiratory Aid)
Used for asthma.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 43)


Glycyrrhiza glabra L.
Cultivated Licorice; Fabaceae
Cherokee Drug (Throat Aid)
Used for hoarseness.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 43)


Glycyrrhiza glabra L.
Cultivated Licorice; Fabaceae
Meskwaki Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Compound containing root, not a native plant, used for female trouble.
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 229)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Keres, Western Drug (Cough Medicine)
Roots used as cough drops by singers or talkers.
Swank, George R. 1932 The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians. University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis (p. 45)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Bannock Drug (Throat Aid)
Root chewed for strong throat for singing.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen 1990 Indian Uses of Native Plants. Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959 (p. 38)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Bannock Drug (Throat Aid)
Root boiled into a tonic and taken for sore throat.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen 1990 Indian Uses of Native Plants. Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959 (p. 38)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Analgesic)
Infusion of roots taken for chest pains.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 72)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Infusion of roots applied to swellings.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 76)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Cough Medicine)
Infusion of roots taken for coughs.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 72)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Oral Aid)
Burs kept in the mouth by buffalo runners to protect against thirst.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 113)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Throat Aid)
Infusion of roots taken for sore throats.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 72)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Veterinary Aid)
Roots used for horse windgalls.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 88)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Cheyenne Drug (Antidiarrheal)
Infusion of roots or leaves taken for diarrhea.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 28)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Cheyenne Drug (Antidiarrheal)
Infusion of roots or leaves used for diarrhea.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 35)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Cheyenne Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Roots chewed in the Sun Dance ceremony for the cooling effect.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 28)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Cheyenne Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Roots chewed to cool the body in the Sweatlodge and Sundance Ceremonies.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 35)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Cheyenne Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Infusion of roots or leaves taken for upset stomach.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 28)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Cheyenne Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Infusion of roots or leaves used for stomachache.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 35)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Dakota Drug (Ear Medicine)
Poultice of steeped leaves applied to ears for earache.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 92)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Dakota Drug (Ear Medicine)
Infusion of leaves applied to ears for earaches.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1913 Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota. Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70 (p. 365)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Dakota Drug (Febrifuge)
Decoction of root used for children with fevers.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 92)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Dakota Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Decoction of root used as a febrifuge for children.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 92)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Dakota Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Root chewed and held in mouth for toothache.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 92)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Dakota Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Root held in the mouth for toothaches.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1913 Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota. Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70 (p. 365)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Dakota Drug (Veterinary Aid)
Poultice of chewed leaves applied to sore backs of horses.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 92)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Dakota Drug (Veterinary Aid)
Poultice of chewed leaves applied to sores on horses.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1913 Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota. Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70 (p. 365)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Great Basin Indian Drug (Throat Aid)
Roots chewed or decoction of roots taken for sore throats.
Nickerson, Gifford S. 1966 Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants. Tebiwa 9(1):45-51 (p. 48)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Isleta Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Leaves used in shoes to absorb moisture.
Jones, Volney H. 1931 The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians. University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis (p. 30)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Keresan Drug (Febrifuge)
Infusion of plant used as a wash for chills.
White, Leslie A 1945 Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568 (p. 561)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Lakota Drug (Antihemorrhagic)
Roots and Canadian milk vetch roots used for spitting of blood.
Rogers, Dilwyn J 1980 Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota. St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety (p. 46)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Lakota Drug (Misc. Disease Remedy)
Roots chewed for the flu.
Rogers, Dilwyn J 1980 Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota. St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety (p. 46)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Lakota Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Roots chewed for toothache.
Kraft, Shelly Katheren 1990 Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation. University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis (p. 40)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Lakota Drug (Unspecified)
Roots used for "doctoring the sick."
Kraft, Shelly Katheren 1990 Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation. University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis (p. 40)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Montana Indian Drug (Throat Aid)
Roots chewed and juice swallowed to strengthen the throat for singing.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 35)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Montana Indian Drug (Tonic)
Infusion of roots taken as a tonic.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 35)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Navajo, Ramah Drug (Cathartic)
Decoction of root used as a cathartic.
Vestal, Paul A. 1952 The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho. Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94 (p. 32)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Paiute Drug (Other)
Infusion of plant used for some sicknesses.
Steward, Julian H. 1933 Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute. University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250 (p. 317)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Pawnee Drug (Ear Medicine)
Poultice of steeped leaves applied to ears for earache.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 92)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Pawnee Drug (Febrifuge)
Decoction of root used for children with fevers.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 92)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Pawnee Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Decoction of root used as a febrifuge for children.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 92)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Pawnee Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Root chewed and held in mouth for toothache.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 92)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Sioux Drug (Ear Medicine)
Infusion of leaves used for earache.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 35)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Sioux Drug (Febrifuge)
Infusion of roots used for children with fever.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 35)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Sioux Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Infusion of roots used for children with fever.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 35)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Sioux Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Roots chewed and used for toothache.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 35)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Sioux Drug (Veterinary Aid)
Poultice of chewed root leaves applied to sore horse backs.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 35)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Zuni Drug (Oral Aid)
Root chewed to keep the mouth sweet and moist.
Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye 1980 A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388 (p. 376)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Cheyenne Food (Unspecified)
Tender, spring shoots eaten raw.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 46)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Cheyenne Food (Unspecified)
Shoots eaten raw.
Grinnell, George Bird 1972 The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2. Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press (p. 178)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Cheyenne Food (Unspecified)
Young shoots eaten raw in spring.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 35)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Montana Indian Food (Unspecified)
Roots used for food.
Blankinship, J. W. 1905 Native Economic Plants of Montana. Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56 (p. 12)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Northwest Indian Food (Unspecified)
Roots used for food.
Blankinship, J. W. 1905 Native Economic Plants of Montana. Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56 (p. 12)


Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice; Fabaceae
Blackfoot Other (Weapon)
Burs believed to be shot by ghosts inflicting disease in their victims.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 113)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Bella Coola Drug (Oral Aid)
Rhizomes chewed to flavor the mouth.
Turner, Nancy J. 1973 The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia. Syesis 6:193-220 (p. 196)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Bella Coola Drug (Throat Aid)
Rhizomes chewed and juice swallowed for sore throat.
Turner, Nancy J. 1973 The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia. Syesis 6:193-220 (p. 196)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Haisla Drug (Analgesic)
Rhizomes used for chest pains.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia (p. 158)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Haisla Drug (Respiratory Aid)
Rhizomes used for shortness of breath.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia (p. 158)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Haisla and Hanaksiala Drug (Cold Remedy)
Rhizomes used for colds.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia (p. 158)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Haisla and Hanaksiala Drug (Cough Medicine)
Rhizomes used for coughs.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia (p. 158)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Haisla and Hanaksiala Drug (Throat Aid)
Rhizomes chewed or sucked for sore throats.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia (p. 158)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Hesquiat Drug (Carminative)
Rhizomes growing on the wild crabapple used for gas.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat 1982 Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island. Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 30)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Hesquiat Drug (Cough Medicine)
Long, slender rhizomes eaten as a medicine for coughs.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat 1982 Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island. Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 30)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Hesquiat Drug (Oral Aid)
Long, slender rhizomes eaten raw to sweeten the mouth.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat 1982 Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island. Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 30)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Hesquiat Drug (Throat Aid)
Long, slender rhizomes eaten as a medicine for sore throats.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat 1982 Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island. Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 30)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Kitasoo Drug (Cough Medicine)
Rhizomes used for coughs.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia (p. 312)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Kitasoo Drug (Throat Aid)
Rhizomes used for sore throats.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia (p. 312)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Kwakiutl Drug (Antidiarrheal)
Compound decoction of plants or roots taken for diarrhea.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany 27:257-310 (p. 266)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Kwakiutl Drug (Antiemetic)
Roots sucked and juice swallowed for vomiting blood.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany 27:257-310 (p. 264)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Kwakiutl Drug (Antihemorrhagic)
Roots sucked and juice swallowed for vomiting blood.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany 27:257-310 (p. 264)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Makah Drug (Unspecified)
Rhizomes used for internal ailments.
Gill, Steven J. 1983 Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA). Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis (p. 220)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Nitinaht Drug (Cough Medicine)
Licorice flavored rhizomes chewed and juice swallowed for coughs.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie 1983 Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island. Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 64)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Nitinaht Drug (Respiratory Aid)
Licorice flavored rhizomes chewed and juice swallowed for sore chest.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie 1983 Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island. Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 64)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Nootka Drug (Alterative)
Plant used as an excellent alterative for venereal complaints.
Swan, James Gilchrist 1869 The Indians of Cape Flattery ... Washington Territory. Washington, DC. Smithsonian Institution (p. 80, 81)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Nootka Drug (Venereal Aid)
Plant used as an excellent alterative for venereal complaints.
Swan, James Gilchrist 1869 The Indians of Cape Flattery ... Washington Territory. Washington, DC. Smithsonian Institution (p. 80, 81)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Oweekeno Drug (Cough Medicine)
Rhizomes chewed for coughs.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia (p. 59)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Oweekeno Drug (Throat Aid)
Rhizomes chewed for sore throats.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia (p. 59)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Thompson Drug (Cold Remedy)
Rhizomes chewed or infusion of rhizomes taken for colds.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al. 1990 Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum (p. 91)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Thompson Drug (Oral Aid)
Rhizomes used as medicine for sore gums.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al. 1990 Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum (p. 91)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Thompson Drug (Throat Aid)
Rhizomes chewed or infusion of rhizomes taken for sore throats.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al. 1990 Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum (p. 91)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Hesquiat Food (Vegetable)
Long, slender rhizomes eaten raw as a food and to sweeten the mouth.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat 1982 Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island. Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 30)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Kwakiutl, Southern Food (Dietary Aid)
Roots kept in the mouth to prevent hunger and thirst.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany 27:257-310 (p. 264)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Kwakiutl, Southern Food (Starvation Food)
Roots dried, steamed and eaten during famines.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany 27:257-310 (p. 264)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Kwakiutl, Southern Food (Unspecified)
Roots scorched, pounded, cut in bite size pieces, dipped in oil and chewed and sucked by old people.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany 27:257-310 (p. 264)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Makah Food (Dietary Aid)
Rhizomes chewed, on hunting trips, to curb the appetite.
Gill, Steven J. 1983 Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA). Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis (p. 220)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Makah Food (Unspecified)
Rhizomes eaten raw, especially by children, because of the licorice flavor.
Gill, Steven J. 1983 Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA). Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis (p. 220)


Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern; Polypodiaceae
Thompson Food (Candy)
Rhizomes chewed for the pleasant, sweet, licorice flavor.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al. 1990 Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum (p. 91)